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.TH RMVQ 9F "Jan 16, 2006"
.SH NAME
rmvq \- remove a message from a queue
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
#include <sys/stream.h>



\fBvoid\fR \fBrmvq\fR(\fBqueue_t *\fR\fIq\fR, \fBmblk_t *\fR\fImp\fR);
.fi

.SH INTERFACE LEVEL
.sp
.LP
Architecture independent level 1 (DDI/DKI).
.SH PARAMETERS
.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fIq\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 6n
Queue containing the message to be removed.
.RE

.sp
.ne 2
.na
\fB\fImp\fR\fR
.ad
.RS 6n
Message to remove.
.RE

.SH DESCRIPTION
.sp
.LP
The \fBrmvq()\fR function removes a message from a queue. A message can be
removed from anywhere on a queue. To prevent modules and drivers from having to
deal with the internals of message linkage on a queue, either \fBrmvq()\fR or
\fBgetq\fR(9F) should be used to remove a message from a queue.
.SH CONTEXT
.sp
.LP
The \fBrmvq()\fR function can be called from user, interrupt, or kernel
context.
.SH EXAMPLES
.sp
.LP
This code fragment illustrates how one may flush one type of message from a
queue. In this case, only \fBM_PROTO T_DATA_IND\fR messages are flushed. For
each message on the queue, if it is an \fBM_PROTO\fR message (line 8) of type
\fBT_DATA_IND\fR (line 10), save a pointer to the next message (line 11),
remove the \fBT_DATA_IND\fR message (line 12) and free it (line 13). Continue
with the next message in the list (line 19).
.sp
.in +2
.nf
1  mblk_t *mp, *nmp;
2  queue_t *q;
3  union T_primitives *tp;
4
5	/* Insert code here to protect queue and message block */
6	mp = q->q_first;
7	while (mp) {
8		if (mp->b_datap->db_type == M_PROTO) {
9			tp = (union T_primitives *)mp->b_rptr;
10			if (tp->type == T_DATA_IND) {
11				nmp = mp->b_next;
12				rmvq(q, mp);
13				freemsg(mp);
14				mp = nmp;
15			} else {
16				mp = mp->b_next;
17			}
18		} else {
19			mp = mp->b_next;
20		}
21	}
22	/* End of region that must be protected */
.fi
.in -2

.sp
.LP
When using \fBrmvq()\fR, you must ensure that the queue and the message block
is not modified by another thread at the same time. You can achieve this either
by using STREAMS functions or by implementing your own locking.
.SH SEE ALSO
.sp
.LP
.BR freemsg (9F),
.BR getq (9F),
.BR insq (9F)
.sp
.LP
\fIWriting Device Drivers\fR
.sp
.LP
\fISTREAMS Programming Guide\fR
.SH WARNINGS
.sp
.LP
Make sure that the message \fImp\fR is linked onto \fIq\fR to avoid a possible
system panic.
